Read more contamination stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4906/contamination.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:37:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74507/pg-recalls-contaminated-vicks-nasal-spray.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProcter & Gamble has voluntarily recalled batches of its Vicks nasal spray contaminated with bacteria. Though the bacteria are likely harmless to healthy people, CNN reports, the contamination could prove disastrous for those with compromised immune systems. The product is in the Vicks Sinex line in the US and UK,...http://www.newser.com/story/74507/pg-recalls-contaminated-vicks-nasal-spray.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:19:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68488/soda-drinker-finds-frog-in-his-throat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Florida man who found a frog in his can of Diet Pepsi wants the company to jump forward with an apology, CNN reports. The man started gagging after taking a swig from the can, his wife says, and found something heavy remained inside the can after he emptied it...http://www.newser.com/story/68488/soda-drinker-finds-frog-in-his-throat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 4:12:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67347/test-finds-mercury-in-every-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCatch a fish in one of America's streams, and there's a good chance it will have at least trace amounts of mercury. The most comprehensive survey to date from the US Geological Survey tested more than 1,000 fish from nearly 300 streams around the nation—and found mercury in...http://www.newser.com/story/67347/test-finds-mercury-in-every-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 12:04:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67162/chinese-storm-lead-plant-in-poison-protest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChinese furious about a lead smelting plant that has sickened some 600 children stormed the factory yesterday after a suicide attempt by teenager who feared she had been poisoned, reports the Wall Street Journal . Some 150 children have been hospitalized due to lead poisoning near the plant in northwest China's...http://www.newser.com/story/67162/chinese-storm-lead-plant-in-poison-protest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 4:04:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67143/85-of-dollars-in-us-cities-test-positive-for-cocaine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US money supply is literally soaked in cocaine, the Guardian reports.Tests performed by the American Chemical Society found that an average of 85% of paper money circulating in big US cities tests positive for traces of the drug. While cross-contamination between bills bundled together is a factor, it...http://www.newser.com/story/67143/85-of-dollars-in-us-cities-test-positive-for-cocaine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 2:23:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54584/roof-leak-at-plant-implicated-in-outbreak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA leaky roof at the Peanut Corporation of America’s Georgia plant is seen as a possible culprit for the recent salmonella outbreak, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Not only is water necessary to activate salmonella, but rain could have washed salmonella-carrying bird droppings into the plant. “Allowing water to get into...http://www.newser.com/story/54584/roof-leak-at-plant-implicated-in-outbreak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 13:40:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21158/drugs-found-in-us-water-supply.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSmall amounts of a wide range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs have been found in drinking water used daily by 41 million Americans in 24 major cities. A major AP investigation found pain killers, anti-seizure drugs, angina and cholesterol medications, mood-altering drugs, and other pharmaceuticals in tap water, the water...http://www.newser.com/story/21158/drugs-found-in-us-water-supply.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Mar 2008 7:50:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19336/great-lakes-study-mired-in-politics-author.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA report suggesting industrial contamination in the Great Lakes poses health threats to residents is being suppressed by the feds, says study author Chris De Rosa, who also claims he was demoted because of his findings. The study found 230,000 "vulnerable" people are living in polluted areas, but the...http://www.newser.com/story/19336/great-lakes-study-mired-in-politics-author.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Feb 2008 7:52:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/8517/feds-pursue-fewer-polluters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe EPA has taken a decidedly less aggressive tack in criminal cases, the Washington Post reports, a trend advocates fear will embolden polluters. The number of prosecutions, new investigations, and total convictions have all dropped by more than a third. One ex-official, who resigned in protest, blamed the Bush administration,...http://www.newser.com/story/8517/feds-pursue-fewer-polluters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Sep 2007 8:15:00 CDT